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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

pretty good for a supply of water in the
next five or six weeks. The piping is al
ready being laid along the street.
Fifty hydranrs for the use of the city
have been located, and the entire work
will be completed in good time for a sup
ply of water before the end of the sea-
son
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

All advertisements inserted in this column
will be charged eight ~ cents per line for
each insertion. There will be no deviation
from this rule. Persons who wish TO avail
themselves of this column can make their
own estimates of cost. Where the advertise
ment is inserted in both Daily and Weekly,
fhe charge will be Ten uU cents per line, each
insertion. Terms-CAsH.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

NOTICE. wish to inform my friends
that l now can be found at the cosy and
elegant Saloon known as the Idaho"
ja5-tf Tom RAY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

For RENT IN SEvILLE-TwO Hand
some Brick Stores, each 25x70 feet. APP
ply to G.. z. Healey, Seville Real Estate
Exchange. la14-u
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Chase & Sanborn's Coffee. Call and
get sample, at Richardson & Co. g.
jazz 6tSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Letter-Heads neatly and promptly ex-
ecuted at the News Steam Printing
Works. de3O-u
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

A choice from 10 alternate 1Oacre
lots. within enc mile of Keuka. for $15
per acre, this month. Ed. Rumley,
Keuka, Fla. ja7-tfebl
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

a full line of Garden Seeds, warranted
fresh, at Richardson 4 Co.'S.
Jazz stSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

The Seville Real Estate Exchange is
offering an estate of 800 acres of land, a
good new house of ten rooms. good barn
and our-buildinls. all high and dry, 1t
miles front on Lake Louisa; 90 acres of
high, beautiful hammock under cultiva-
ton; 3-acre hammock grove in bearing,
six acres IN pine land grove in bearing,
part of trees Is years old; 25 acres under
cultivation, 40 acres in pasture: good
clear titles: must be sold; sec, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Seville. on the j., T. & X. w. R'y, is
near Lake George, on the st. Johns
river, and near Haw Creek-the best
deer range in the State. If you 60 up
and see the town, Maj. Healy will send
you out for shot at deer, duck, alliga-
tors or birds
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

f. r. Farrar & Co. will sell for the next
thirty days, Furniture at greatly reduced
prices. delS-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Rabbits Foot, Colgate and kiTke's
Soaps, eight bars for csc. at Richardson
& Co.'S. jazz 6tSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

FOR RENT-Cottage ON corner Orange
and Blake SITS. Enquire at Mrs. Adele
Mann corner Lemon and Blake SITS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Pick Me Ups are all the go at The
Idaho. 1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Putnam Chapter. u. d., K. a. NJ
Regular convocatiOns second and fourtn
Mondays of every month. nOlOt
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Blizzard Drinks are all the go at The
Idaho. 1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Palatka Lodge, No. "a, F. & A. NJ. reg
ular communications first and third Fri
day of each month.
A. V. MOUNT, w. NJ.
E. c. Posi-. Secretary
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

The Latest Designs in Presses. Types,
and all the materials used in First
Glass Printing House, at the News Steam
Printing Works. de3O-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Seal of North Carolina" at Richard
son & Co.'S. Every smoker should use
it. Perfectly free from every adultera-
ton. ia22 6tSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Plain Sewing Wanted, apply corner of
Laura and Third streets, opposite New
York House. ja22-2tSa&Tu
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

For SALE.-Three hundred barrels Of
choice turnips. +. BARRENTINE,
ja16 ct Buffalo Bluff, Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

A Lady wishes to Give Lessons in Ger
man and French (the languages acquired
in GERMANY and Paris; apply corner of
Laura and Third streets, opposite New
York House. Ja22-Sa&Iu
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Blue Blazers are all the go at The
Idaho. 1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

STRAwBERRIES.-Pete Express,
crates complete-also quart baskets.
Send for prices to I'll. Friedlander, Inter
lachen. jal6-1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Domestic and Imported Cigars, at
Richardson & Co.'S. Smokers should
not fail to sample them. ia22 stSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Manhattan Cocktails and Gin Fizzes
are all the go at The Idaho. 1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Tags of all kinds and sizes supplied by
the News Steam Printing Works. ja1S-f
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Get your Cards, Bill Heads, Envel-
opes, etc., printed at the News Steam
Printing Works. de3O-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

For SALE-A valuable Grove, on
River, opposite Palatka, now full OF
Fruit: also CITY Lots in Palatka and In
terlachen. GRIFFIN & Parker.
Jan. %, 1887. Ja22-t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

The Black Hole of Calcutta is not as
dark as the hole that dealers will be in
who do not sell the Grand Republic D
cent cigar. Sold by NJ. Loeb, Palace
Bar.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Virginia Tobies, the best two for five
cent smoke going. Richardson & CO.,
Agents. Ja22-6tSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Gardner, Eaton & Co. have just re-
ceived q car load lot of the finest New
York Butter, which they are prepared to
supply customers at low prices. ja223t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Heinz's Pickles. in quart, pint and
two-gallon pals. Finest goods in tire
market. At Richardson & Co.'S
jazz 6tSaSuW
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

PLANTING PoTATOES.-Just received,
% Barrels Choice Early Rose" Other
varieties in Stock. A fine lot Of Tur-
keys. Eggs, etc., at the Family Store"
ja15-tf X. X. REID.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

Hot Apple Toddies are all the go at The
Idaho. 1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-22

All kinds of Mercantile Printing done
in the neatest manner, at the News
Steam Printing Works. de30-tf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
Anear Hunt i'm the HimaIayax.

A correspondent writes to The FteId:
We had news of large black bear; so
/ sent on my shikari and rifle to the
Oak Bungalow, at Doonga Gully, where
/ was to sleep. arrived at the bunga-
low toward the small hours of the
morning. The shikari was waiting to
say that he had got tracker, and we
were to start for the bear at A. NJ.
After walk OF. six miles of the steep
est climbing | ever had, and hang
ing on to fearful precipices-those
of the Himalayas must be seen
to be understood-we came on the bears
fresh tracks He was evidently large
one from his pugs (foot-mark). We
tracked him for some distance to the
edge of terrible incline. We were
at a height of over 10000 feet, and
there was snow in all of the ravines.
The tracker vent on in front, and pre-
sently came back with face OF delight
to say that the bear was lying on
q rock just outside his cave,
taking air. 1t was now so steep that
l had TO take off my shooting-boots
and walk with bare feet, as a slip
would have been fatal. Luckily there
was a strong breeze blowing from the
bear up to us, so there was no danger
of his seeming us, which is most to be
feared in bear-stalking. Down we went
toward him, creeping nearer and nearer,
till at last we got within forty yards.
My shikari had now become so excited
that he was shaking all over, aud kept
telling me to fire. | wanted, however,
make sure; so crept on till with
in twenty PAGES. The shikari's ex-
element now became intense, and
he nearly spoiled the whole thing.
In trying to restrain himself he
loudly, and up sprang the
bear. AT once / gave him the right
barrel in the shoulder, but ii seemed
TO have no effect, and on he charged
straight at us, makinga terrific shindy.
gave him the left barrel in the mid
die of his body. and the shock OF
the bullet rolled him over, but he
10 get into his cave. TO
which he was close, before / could
owe him another bullet Knowing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
" Virginia Victrix =

The fiippant satirist who once called
Virginia the grandmother of Presi-
dents" will please note the national
drill report in the local columns of this
mornings Republicans.
Other States have been facile pro-
moters of Washington's national enter
prise, centcring about the monument,
tardily finished, to the Father of his
Country" and in the camp named
early in his honor, Camp George
Washington, the flower of the Ma
tional Guard of the re- United States.
From time to time records have been
published of famous companies, batta-
lions, and even regiments coming. Aud
only yesterday the BLUEGRASS State
outdid that record 10y practical entry OF
a legion. But it was reserved for the
"Old Dominion to Guido even the
clark and bloody ground" of colonial
history.
On the evening of Washington's
birthday, apropoS to the time. and to
the spirit of the time, came official
query from the appointed officer to ask
the details and arrangements for quar-
tering at Camp George Washington,
at the national drill next May, the en-
tire First brigade of Virginia volunteers.
This command, under the generalship
of Brigadier Charles j. Anderson, com
prises the very cream of Virginia's sol
diery that aggregation of high-spirited
youth from which she drew her fame in
the past war, upon which she will rely
for her untarnished record should there
be next war.
The National Republican halls the
advent of these Virginians as double
sign OF a retnited citizen soldiery and
of the success, unqualified and abso-
lutte, of the great drill and encamp-
ment of May next.
The grand old State has not been over
eager. Since last November she has
weighed the value of This drill in the
balance of cool judgment. At last
she has spoken, and in no uncertain
tones. The letter of Major Evans. of
the First Virginia brigade, means two
things absolute confidence in the
value of the drill and business like in
tent to profit by it. For, without both
Of these, neighbors though they be,
the Virginians would not wish to come.
nor would that veteran soldier and true
citizen, Fitzhugh Lee, permit them to
come even did they wish.
The old State has waited before she
spoke. She has done this before, and
the very prOmptitude of her hardness,
in speaking thus, recalls the words of
the poet who sung Virginians of the
Valley
We thought they slept those sons who kept
The names Of noble sires:
And slumbere1, while the darknezs crent
Around their vigil fires
But SIM TIE Golden Horseshoe Knights
Their Ola Dominion keep,
Whose foes have found enchanted ground
And not one knight asleepl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
The PaIanquin Trick,


In an opera called "Les Amours du
Diable," produced in Paris some years
ago, there was q curious scene which
puzzled all who saw it. A slight palan-
quin-constructed in such a manner
that it was obvious that there was no
possibility of its having a double bot
tom-was brought upon the stage sup
ported on the shoulders of slaves The
actress. who occupied it, withdrew the
curtains and gave some orders TO
her attendants. Then the curtains
were closed for an instant, and again
re0pened. But the occupant of the
palanquin had disappeared. What had
become of her? The feat had been
executed close to the front of the stage,
and under a brilliant light, and the
spectators could plainly see that it was
certain that the lady had not gone down
a trap. The mystery remained for
some time unsolved. The explanation
of the puzzle was simply this The
pillars of the palanquin appeared to
be very slight, but instead of being
wood, they were hollow metal tubes.
Through these tubes ropes ran on pull
leys at the top of the palanquin, de-
scending in the inside, and fastened to
the frame, ON which was placed the
silk cushion on which the actress re-
chned. To the other end of the ropes
was attached a heavy weight which ex-
actly balanced that of the lady. One
of the slaves was impersonated by an
expert machinist. So soon as the cur
tains were drawn he pulled a cord
which released the counterpoise, and
the frame, together with its burden,
rose to the dome of the palan-
quin. There the actress lay quite com
fortably, a wire gauze overhead en-
aiding her to breathe freely. Pains
had been taken in the constructing OF
the palanquin to make it appear frail
while, in reality, it was very strongly
built, that the roof might bear the strain
upon it of the weight it had to support
The bearers were men selected for their
muscular strength, and they were
drilled in the practice of taking up the
palanquin-after the disappearance OF
its occupant-and carrying it off the
stage at a sharp trot, as if it were
am1tv
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
The Delicious Rat.
Chambers Journal


A correspondent of one of the tech
nical journals has been making some
experiments in gastronomy, which
certainly do credit to his power OF
overcoming natural prejudices. He
caught, by the aid of his ter
rier, two plump barn-rats, and
after preparation, presented them
to bis cook to be made into pie. The
pie was, be states, delicious, and was
voted a luxury by some friends who
partook of it unwittingly. He also
says that he can from experience safely
recommend hedgehog stewed in
milk as real delicacy. Ii Is
well known that roast hedgehog
is a favorite dish with English
gypsies. Our readers may also re-
member that during the last siege OF
Paris its inhabitants we're reduced to
such straits that vermin of this kind
were often submitted to similar trial.
One writer states that so palatable were
they that long after the siege, when
beef and mutton were again plentiful,
tsoften found their way to the French
bill of fare, disguised alike by cunning
flayoring and fanciful names.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27

no was MORALLY wounded, We waited
half an hour before accommodating.
We then went TO the cave, but it was
40 deep and dark that we could do no
thing. Getting q lot Of wood, we tried
10 smoke him out, but he did not show.
We then eat down, and, after council
of war. concluded we could do nothing
without light and help. / therefore
remained with the shikarl while the
tracker went back to Doonga for
lantern. which in due time ar
rived We then entered the cave,
the sbikari frst with his lantern
and n knife, and I next with the rifle.
The cave was very narrow and went
far into the rock. We had got about
twenty wards, when suddenly the bear,
who was hidden behind q turn in the
cave. gave roar, seized the shikari's
hand and lantern, tore his arm and leg,
and left us in perfect darkness.
How we got out OF that cave /
know not, but we did 80 with very
fair average speed. Luckily, the
bear was injured so that he could
not rise on his hind legs; as We after
ward found, the bottom OF his spine
was smashed, and the bullet in his
intestines, but he had just been able to
strike at the shikari. To make long
story short, the bear died the next day,
and man with long torch went into
TIE cave and the carcass was pulled out.
1t measured six feet from nose to tail
and five feet nine inches round the
chest. -.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
ARTILLERY.
DATE wHyK CANNON WERE FIRST
ubED.
The Development Of the Big Gun-The
Invention Of Shell The Crimssn
War.
Newcastle chroplcle.l

The actual date at which cannon were
fret used is not known, but cannon,
called "crakys of war, were employed
by Edward Ill. against the Scots in
1927, by the French at the siege of Puy
Cuillaume in 1893, and by Edward Ill.
at Crecy and at Calias in l346. These
weapons, commonly called "bom-
bards," were made OF iron bars hoped
together with iron rings, and were
wider at the mouth than elsewhere.
They were first used TO shoot stones,
but non balls were afterwards substi-
tuted. Bombards of great length and
power were employed by Louis II. du-
ring the French campaign in 1477,
some with stones and some with iron
balls.
About this time cannon began to be
made by casting instead of being
formed Of hoped bars and bronze and
brass were used as well as iron.
The cannon of the sixteenth century
were a great improvement upon those
OF the fifteenth century, being smaller
and better finished, but still more pow
erful. The largest cannon made IN the
seventeenth century, so far as is known,
was the Begapoor cast-iron gun " Ma
lick Meidan, or "Lord of the Plain,
made either by Aurungzebe or by the
Mahrattas. 1t was fourteen feet long,
twenty-eight inches bore, and required
ball of / 800 pounds weight.
The invention of shells cannot be nc
curately traced. They were employed
in 1880 by the Sultan of Gujerat, and
by the Turks at the siege of Rhodes in
1922. The Spaniards and Dutch both
used them during the war of Dutch in
dependence, and they appear to have
been generally adopted by about 1854.
They were not used in naval warfare,
however, until 1851, when the French
constructed special "bomb vessels"
Formerly every shell was a hollow
sphere of cast-iron, varing in thickness
from half an inch to two inches, and i'll
diameter five and a half to thirteen
inches. The sphere had a fuse-hole
likes bung-hole, an inch across, through
which the charge, consisting of pieces
of metal and powder, TO burst the
shell, was inserted. The hole was then
plugged by fuse, which was tube Of
slow-burning powder, timed to commu-
nicate fire to the charge after the lapse
a certain number OF seconds.
The greatest change in the artillery
of this country took place in 1874,
when, during the Crimean war, British
general saved his position 10y means of
two 19-pounder guns, which, being two
tons each in weight, were got into action
with the greatest difficulty.
Mr.. William Armstrong, hearing OF
the incident, was struck with the idea
that as rihing had proved effective IL
small arms, it should be equally so in
cannon; and that if wrought-irOn were
used in place of cast, and elongated
projectiles instead of iron balls, equal
range could be obtained with lighter
guns. Following ont this idea, he pro-
duced weapon which was pronounced
to be but pop-gun, but upon trial it
proved such a success that the com
mander-in-chief said it could do any
thing but speak.
The invention of iron-plating for YES
sells led to further improvements until
artillery reached its present almost per-
feet state.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
G G &
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ScrOfula of Lungs Relieved.

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sumption, and the Doctor. were au .tr.
their opinion that had consumption t
had all the distressing symptom ~ hait..
bic disease. have spent thou-anitof %.
10 arrest the march u this disea.'. Ihas....
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my own case, but IN tue tfeA'Wrnf NO
members ~ my family, but temporary - o.
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life. II has been three year. sIu.. .t
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH--sUNDAY. FEBRUARY p. 1887
Of a tenor than hero. The young man

of tenor than hero. The young man
embraced the young lady somewhat
alphabetically, which was easily account
ed for by the fact that she was his wife
and was suing for divorce, alimony, and
counsel fees. Then the two OF them
sang duet about the delights OF true
love and the blissful future which my
before them. They were enthusiast
cally applauded. They came down the
stage again, AND the orchestra began
the prelude once more. The yonng
man put his arm around the young wo-
man again.
lyon needn't do quite so much OF
that, she said in a stage whisper, which
was quite audible to the middle-aged
gentleman in the left-hand box, and
which made him blush with delight.
"You devil 4" whispered the tenor,
smiling fondly at her.
Then they had TO sing, and further
exchange of compliments was post
poned.
And now the hard-hearted uncle
rushed on and tore the loving girl out
of her tenor's arms. She rushed back
and embraced him ardently. Then the
hard-hearted uncle summoned his myr-
midons and ordered them TO bear Oh
Gnnymede and hurl him into the deep
est dungeon underneath the castle
moat, adding, by way of joke, " 80
mote it be -; whereat men who were
not Freemasons laughed, those who
we're looked angry, and all the women
in the audience nudged their escorts
and asked what it meant. The scene
changed, and Ganymede was seen IN
prison.
Hum-hum te doo-doo.
That was what the muted stri !" Il
the horns said.
A pale light sufiused the wall of the
prison and through the solid stones APP
peared the fairy queen, who was ap-
parently clad in about the same style as
"She " in Mr.. Haggard's novel. The
fairy queen promised to aid Ganymede.
A transformation followed and the tenor
appeared in full armor surrounded by
shapely young women clad in armor
that fitted them like the proverbisl
paper on the wall. March. End OF
act. AsA
"How long will an English burlesque
lie in the earth ere it rot :"
That was what the aged viola asked
the boy as he turned sad countenance
on him. I'm
Marry, l wot not, replied the boy.
Forever" said the viola, answering
his own cOnundrum.
"How do you make that out?"
"Because it is all rot when you place
it in the earth. "
"Let us go hence and get full Of
blown sand (wiches) and foam,'" said
the boy, treating Swinburne after the
manner of the English burlesque writer.